BioSpace.com NewsBioSpace.com Newshttp://www.biospace.comBioSpace RSS GeneratorTue, 03 Mar 2015 15:34:04 GMT20http://rss.biospace.com/images/BSPLogo.gifBioSpace.comhttp://www.BioSpace.com/news.aspx?SectionId=1Copyright (C) 2011Sonova To Move Swiss Jobs And Freeze Pay To Counter Franc's Surge
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/03/sonova-hansaton-idUSL5N0W40DJ20150303ZURICH, March 2 (Reuters) Sonova Holding AG (SIX:SOON), the world's largest maker of hearing aids, will shift jobs out of Switzerland and freeze pay for Swiss staff as it cuts costs to cope with a surge in the value of the franc.<br><br>Switzerland's central bank scrapped the cap on the franc against the euro Jan. 15, an unexpected decision after more than 3 years of holding down the value of...Tue, 03 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMTNanoString Goes on Hiring Spree After Revenue Jumps 52% in 2014 http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=366555&full=1<IMG SRC"http://enewsletters.biospace.com/images/news/biospace-breaking-news-bizpeople.jpg" ALT"NanoString (NSTG) Goes on Hiring Spree After Revenue Jumps 52% in 2014" NAME"NanoString (NSTG) Goes on Hiring Spree After Revenue Jumps 52% in 2014"><BR>February 27, 2015<BR>By <A HREF"http://www.biospace.com/news_subject_all_results.aspx?CatagoryId40268">Jessica Wilson</A>, BioSpace.com Breaking...Mon, 02 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMTWith Merger Behind Them, Cyberonics Expects Growth in Houston http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/2015/02/with-merger-medical-device-company-expects-growth.htmlNews of Houston-based Cyberonics Inc.'s (Nasdaq: CYBX) complicated merger with Italian-based Sorin SpA will likely lead to more growth and business for the medical device company's Houston operations, said Dan Moore, Cyberonics CEO.<br><br>Cyberonics, which has around 650 employees worldwide, has been looking for a partner for a while. The goal was to find one that would help deliver its products...Mon, 02 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMTNuOrtho Surgical Files for Bankruptcy; Ex-Employees Seek $2.1 Million In Unpaid Wages http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=366268&full=1<IMG SRC"http://enewsletters.biospace.com/images/news/biospace-breaking-news-finance.jpg" ALT"NuOrtho Surgical Files for Bankruptcy As Ex-Employees Seek $2.1 Million In Unpaid Wages" NAME"NuOrtho Surgical Files for Bankruptcy As Ex-Employees Seek $2.1 Million In Unpaid Wages"><BR>February 26, 2015<BR>By <A HREF"http://www.biospace.com/news_subject_all_results.aspx?CatagoryId40268">Jessica...Fri, 27 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMTLaboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp) to Cut at Least $250 Million in Costs http://www.bizjournals.com/triad/news/2015/02/20/with-covance-merger-behind-it-labcorp-plans-for.html?page=allTop officials with Laboratory Corp. of America announced plans Friday to cut at least $250 million in costs during the next three years, with most of that coming from a long-term reworking of its business process model dubbed Project LaunchPad.<br><br>The announcement of the cost-cutting efforts came a day after the Burlington-based health care diagnostics company completed its $6.2 billion purchase...Wed, 25 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMTCovance Inc. to Hire 120 for New Space http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2015/02/23/jobs-headed-donelson/23889781/A Pittsburgh-based health care services company has leased 37,345 square feet of space at Two Rivers Corporate Centre in Donelson with plans for a regional operations center that will employ 250 people.<br><br>The location will be the first in Tennessee for Automated Health Systems Inc., which recently entered a contract with the state to help TennCare beneficiaries with navigating the state's...Wed, 25 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMTRAUMEDIC to Bring 172 New Jobs to North Carolina http://www.hendersonvillelightning.com/business/3687-medical-parts-maker-bringing-172-jobs-to-mills-river.htmlMILLS RIVER A German company that makes polymer components for the medical industry plans to build a 60,0000-square-foot plant and bring 172 jobs to Broadpointe Industrial Park, the Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development announced today.<br><br>RAUMEDIC has about 580 employees and is part of the REHAU group, a polymer specialist that employs 18,000 people worldwide.<br><br...Tue, 24 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMTIntegra LifeSciences Takes the Ax to 49 Jobs From Its Massachusetts Facilities http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=365265&full=1<IMG SRC"http://enewsletters.biospace.com/images/news/biospace-breaking-news-bizpeople.jpg" ALT"Integra LifeSciences Takes the Ax to 49 Jobs From Its Massachusetts Facilities " NAME"Integra LifeSciences Takes the Ax to 49 Jobs From Its Massachusetts Facilities "><BR>February 19, 2015<BR>By <A HREF"http://www.biospace.com/news_subject_all_results.aspx?CatagoryId40268">Jessica Wilson</A...Thu, 19 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMTMedline Industries, Inc. Expansion to Create New Jobs in Washington http://www.bendbulletin.com/business/2878681-151/redmond-company-to-expand#Medline Industries has signed a letter of intent to purchase 12 acres in the Desert Rise industrial area on the east side of Redmond, with the intention of building a 50,000-square-foot building.<br><br>The building would replace the companys existing location on SW Sixth Street.<br><br>This is very exciting for Redmond and Central Oregon, Roger Lee, the executive director of Economic Development...Fri, 13 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMTMysterious Organ Growing Facility May House Up to 700 Employees
http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=364483&full=1Human organs could be grown locally when Europes largest medical research centre is built in Cambridgeshire.<br><br>The unique world-leading facility is due to set up base in Sawston, creating hundreds of jobs.<br><br>Though details of the firm moving in are scant at present a planning application was approved last month, put forward by Aracaris Capital Limited council sources say...Thu, 12 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMTOrthoAccel Technologies, Inc. Eyes Big Growth, Will Boost Headcount http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/2015/02/following-multimillion-dollar-financing-houston.htmlOrthoAccel Technologies Inc., a Houston-based medical device company, recently raised $5 million in equity as part of an $8.5 million round to help it fuel its rapid growth well into 2015.<br><br>The round includes $3.5 million in debt. New York-based Healthpoint Capital LLC and Austin-based S3 Ventures provided the $5 million.<br><br>From 2012 to 2013, OrthoAccel grew around 175 percent, and...Thu, 12 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMT<b>Elite-Medical</b> to Create 44 New Jobs in Alabama http://www.timesdaily.com/business/medical-device-firm-to-create-florence-jobs-in-five-years/article_468c02e2-ad8c-11e4-81ff-13408358ccf4.htmlFLORENCE A new local medical device production company that plans to create 44 jobs stands to receive up to $110,000 in local economic-incentive funds.<br><br>Elite-Medical LLC would receive the money from the Shoals Economic Development Fund if it provides the jobs over five years, as part of a $6 million investment at a Helton Drive location.<br><br>Help employers find you! Check out all...Mon, 09 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMTSiemens to Cut Over 7,000 Jobs http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/siemens-to-cut-over-jobs-in-reorganization/article_68dd6f42-411a-577e-b260-35d5165e1518.html(Reuters) - German industrial group Siemens (SIEGn.DE) plans to cut over 7,000 jobs worldwide as part of a reorganization under Chief Executive Joe Kaeser, a source familiar with the situation said.<br><br>About 3,000 of those jobs will be in Germany, the source said on Thursday.<br><br>Siemens, which had been expected to announce as many as 10,000 job cuts on Friday, declined to comment....Mon, 09 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMTNanosonics Will Beef Up Salesforce to Drive Sales http://lifescientist.com.au/content/biotechnology/news/nanosonics-to-build-direct-sales-team-in-na-1409106836Nanosonics (ASX:NAN) has established a direct sales operation in North America to help drive sales of its trophon EPR ultrasound probe disinfectant device in the market. The company will work alongside distribution partner GE Healthcare to help expand the products presence in North America. Nanosonics has six infection prevention sales professionals that had been working with GE Healthcare to support...Mon, 09 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMTColorado Important to a Supersized Medtronic, Inc. http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/boosters_bits/2015/01/colorado-important-to-an-enlarged-medtronic-inc.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+vertical_42+%28Internet+Industry+News%29Medtronic Inc.'s $49.9 billion purchase of Covidien made Colorado the third-largest base of employees for the combined company and a place not likely to see dramatic changes as a result of the deal.<br><br>That was the take of Chris Cleary, Medtronic's vice president of corporate development, who was key to putting together the deal that closed Monday and made Medtronic the largest medical device...Mon, 02 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMTAdvaMed Claims 195,000 Jobs Lost to Medical Device Tax
http://www.massdevice.com/news/advamed-claims-195000-jobs-lost-medical-device-taxThe national medical device industry lobby today claimed that the medical device tax enacted as part of Obamacare will wind up costing the U.S. economy 195,000 jobs and hamstring medtech firms' R&D efforts.<br><br>AdvaMed updated its annual look at the impact of the 2.3% levy on U.S. sales of prescribed medical devices, which went into effect at the beginning of 2013. The report is based on a survey...Thu, 29 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMTVascular Solutions Will Hire 60 for Additional Manufacturing Facility http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=362443&full=1<font size"3"><b>Vascular Solutions to Purchase Additional Manufacturing Facility</font></b><br><link type"text/css" rel"stylesheet" href"http://www.globenewswire.com/styles/gnw_nitf.css" /> <p align"left"> - <strong><i>Signs agreement to acquire 26,000-square-foot building adjacent to existing manufacturing facility for $2.7 million</i></strong></p> <p> - <strong><i>Will house company's component...Wed, 28 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMTZimmer to Create 250 Jobs
http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/medical-manufacturing-firm-create-250-4992377A US healthcare company yesterday confirmed it is to create 250 manufacturing jobs over the next five years in Galway.<br><br>Zimmer, which describes itself as a worldwide leader in musculoskeletal healthcare, is to invest more than 51m in a building in Oranmore, where it will manufacture orthopaedic implants.<br><br>The new facility will also be home to the companys sales and marketing division...Wed, 21 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMTParagon Medical Announces Acquisition
http://www.orthospinenews.com/paragon-medical-acquires-med-device-business-from-michael-bubolz-gmbhPierceton, Ind. Paragon Medical Inc., a precision contract manufacturer supporting the global orthopaedic medical device industry, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Michael Bubolz GmbH to acquire its medical device business segment.<br><br>Headquartered in Stuhr, Germany, and with a facility in Siechnice, Poland, Michael Bubolz manufactures close tolerance surgical instrumentation...Tue, 20 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMTHospira, Inc. to Shutter Plant, 250 Workers Affected http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=361105&full=1<IMG SRC"http://enewsletters.biospace.com/images/news/biospace-breaking-news-biotech.jpg" ALT"Hospira, Inc. to Shutter Plant, 250 Workers Affected" NAME"Hospira, Inc. to Shutter Plant, 250 Workers Affected"><BR>January 14, 2015<BR>By <A HREF"http://www.biospace.com/news_subject_all_results.aspx?CatagoryId40269">Mark Terry</A>, BioSpace.com Breaking News Staff<BR><BR>Lake Forest, Ill...Tue, 20 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMTRandox to Create 540 New Jobs http://www.irishtimes.com/business/health-pharma/antrim-headquartered-randox-to-create-540-jobs-1.2065697Randox Laboratories, the Antrim clinical diagnostics company, is to create 540 quality jobs over four years as part of a new 29 million capital investment at the site of the former Massereene army barracks.<br><br>The company, which was founded in 1982 and currently employs about 800 people, specialises in the development of diagnostic tests and technology.<br><br>Headquartered in Crumlin...Thu, 15 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMTAmedica Corporation Slashes 28% of Workforce http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=360722&full=1<font size"3"><b>Amedica Announces Steps to Simplify Organization and Align Financial Objectives</font></b><br><link type"text/css" rel"stylesheet" href"http://www.globenewswire.com/styles/gnw_nitf.css" /> <p>SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 12, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amedica Corporation (Nasdaq:AMDA), a company that develops and commercializes silicon nitride ceramics as a biomaterial platform, today...Mon, 12 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT<b>Fountain Healthcare</b>'s New &#8364;85 Million Fund to Create New Jobs in Biotech, Medtech http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=360504&full=1<IMG SRC"http://enewsletters.biospace.com/images/news/biospace-breaking-news-finance.jpg" ALT"Fountain Healthcare's New 85 Million Fund to Create New Jobs in Biotech, Medtech" NAME"Fountain Healthcare's New 85 Million Fund to Create New Jobs in Biotech, Medtech"><BR>January 9, 2015<BR>By <A HREF"http://www.biospace.com/news_subject_all_results.aspx?CatagoryId40267">Riley McDermid</A...Fri, 09 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMTCash-Strapped Kips Bay Medical Chops Staff http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=359701&full=1<font size"3"><b>Kips Bay Medical Reorganizes Operations and Reduces Staff to Focus on Clinical Study Work and Conserve Capital</font></b><br><link type"text/css" rel"stylesheet" href"http://www.globenewswire.com/styles/gnw_nitf.css" /> <p>MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 5, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kips Bay Medical, Inc. (OTCQB:KIPS), a medical device company focused on manufacturing and commercializing...Tue, 06 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMTEcho Therapeutics Rehires Key Members of R&D Team for New Corporate Strategy http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=359716&full=1<font size"3"><b>Echo Therapeutics Re-hires Key Product Development Team In Support of New Corporate Strategy</font></b><br><div class"xn-content"><p><span class"xn-location">PHILADELPHIA</span>, <span class"xn-chron">Jan. 6, 2015</span> /PRNewswire/ -- Echo Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECTE), a medical device company focused on non-invasive glucose monitoring and associated technologies, announced...Tue, 06 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMTMedical Molder s $14 Million Expansion to Create 100 New Jobs http://www.plasticsnews.com/article/20141231/NEWS/141239973/medical-molder-smc-growing-into-a-bigger-plant-in-massachusettsMedical device contract manufacturer SMC Ltd. plans to expand in Massachusetts by consolidating three smaller plants into 210,000 square feet of space in Devens over the next two years, according to Corporate Vice President Brian Payson. We looked quite a bit in our area. Our first preference was to stay in the community, Payson said in a telephone interview.<br><br>The search led them to Devens...Mon, 05 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMTNew Jobs on the Horizon as and Make Move to NY's Tax-Free Campuses http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=359510&full=1<IMG SRC"http://enewsletters.biospace.com/images/news/biospace-breaking-news-boardroom.jpg" ALT"Illuminating Diagnostics, NomoCan Pharma, and ProGen Life Sciences Makes Move to NY's Tax-Free Campuses; New Jobs Created" NAME"Illuminating Diagnostics, NomoCan Pharma, and ProGen Life Sciences Makes Move to NY's Tax-Free Campuses; New Jobs Created"><BR>January 2, 2015<BR>By <A HREF"http:/...Fri, 02 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMTVolcano Corporation Slashing Jobs; Will Cease All Manufacturing In Cali By July
http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article4555234.htmlVolcano Corp., the medical-device maker born in the Sacramento area but moving scores of jobs to Costa Rica, agreed to a $1.2 billion takeover Wednesday under pressure from unhappy shareholders.<br><br>Now based in San Diego, Volcano said it is being sold to Dutch electronics conglomerate Philips for $1.2 billion, or $18 a share. The announcement sent Volcanos stock price up 55 percent on the...Thu, 18 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT<b>Elite-Medical</b>'s $6 Million Expansion To Create 44 New Jobs http://www.al.com/business/index.ssf/2014/12/tennessee_medical_device_compa.htmlFLORENCE, Alabama - A Tennessee medical device manufacturer is expanding to the Shoals and creating 44 positions during the next five years, officials confirmed this afternoon.<br><br>Forrest Wright, president of the Shoals Economic Development Authority, said Elite-Medical is on track to open a new Florence operation early next year in Florence-Lauderdale Industrial Park. The formerly-vacant building...Thu, 18 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMTMedtech Manufacturing Company To Create 35 New Jobs http://businessclarksville.com/business/medical-device-manufacturing-company-to-invest-2-1-million-create-35-jobs/2014/12/15/69156NASHVILLE: Tennessee Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty along with Orchid Orthopedic Solutions Alabama, LLC (Orchid Alabama) officials have announced the company will expand its manufacturing operations located at 2715 Bells Highway in Jackson. A worldwide leader in the contract design and manufacture of implants, instruments and innovative technologies for the orthopedic...Tue, 16 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMTSmiths Medical, Inc. Will Move Headquarters; Will Add New Jobs http://www.startribune.com/local/west/285547071.htmlMedical-device maker Smiths Medical will move its headquarters from Arden Hills to Plymouth and relocate some out-of-state jobs to the new site, the company announced Thursday.<br><br>Smiths plans to consolidate corporate and non-manufacturing jobs at 6000 Nathan Lane N. beginning next year. The Plymouth facility will be about 182,000 square feet, larger than its existing 160,000-square-foot building...Tue, 16 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT<b>JunoPacific</b> Expands; Will Boost Workforce 25 To 50% Over The Next Two Years http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=358159&full=1<font size"3"><b>JunoPacific Celebrates Opening of New Facility for Medical Device Design, Development, and Manufacturing with Congressman Paulsen</font></b><br><br>MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--JunoPacific, Inc., a premier medical device design, development, and manufacturing company, celebrated the opening of a new state-of-the-art facility with a large open house for customers, employees, and...Mon, 15 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMTK2M To Expand Headquarters; Will Create 97 New Jobs
http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia/ap/k-m-group-relocating-hq-r-d-operations-in-va/article_1cbd1231-9cba-5d81-a912-ea32187a359a.htmlMedical device company K2M Group Holdings announced Friday that it would be making a big investment in Leesburg and Loudoun County.<br><br>The company announced plans for a new 146,000 sq.ft. facility in Leesburg to house the companys global headquarters and research and development operations, according to Virginia Economic Development Partnership.<br><br>K2M develops spine technologies used...Mon, 15 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMTNeuroMod To Create 50 New Jobs http://www.siliconrepublic.com/careers/item/39815-job-anc-14/<i>Minister Bruton welcomes the creation of 50 new jobs in Dublin at the Neuromod Clinic<br><br>Neuromod launches new treatment device for Tinnitus called mutebutton <br><br>Expansion project is supported by Dept of Jobs through Enterprise Ireland</i><br><br>The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton TD today announced that Neuromod will create an additional 50 jobs for...Fri, 12 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMTGI Dynamics To Axe 10% Of Workforce http://www.massdevice.com/news/gi-dynamics-lay-10-workforceGI Dynamics said yesterday that it's planning to cut 10% of its workforce as it develops a restructuring plan.<br><br>The move includes the departure of longtime CFO Robert Crane effective immediately, according to a press release. Lexington, Mass.-based GI Dynamics reported 67 employees in its 2013 annual report.<br><br>Help employers find you! Check out all the <a href"http://www.biospace...Wed, 10 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMTStora Enso Opens New Biomaterials Innovation Centre http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=357583&full=1Helsinki, Finland, 2014-12-08 10:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STORA ENSO OYJ PRESS RELEASE 8 December 2014 at 11.00 EET<br><br>Stora Enso will concentrate its new biomaterials business development in an Innovation Centre that will be located in the Stockholm area in Sweden. The centre, which will open during the second quarter of 2015, will host research, application, business development, and strategic...Tue, 09 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMTThe Rogosin Institute Plans For Possible Expansion, New Jobs http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=356937&full=1<IMG SRC"http://enewsletters.biospace.com/images/news/biospace-breaking-news-bizpeople.jpg" ALT"The Rogosin Institute Plans For Possible Expansion, New Jobs" NAME"The Rogosin Institute Plans For Possible Expansion, New Jobs"><BR><SPAN CLASS'st_sharethis_hcount' displayText'ShareThis'></SPAN><SPAN CLASS'st_facebook_hcount' displayText'Facebook'></SPAN><SPAN CLASS'st_twitter_hcount' displayText...Fri, 05 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMTIllumina Moving Forward With San Diego Expansion, 300 New Jobs http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=356710&full=1<IMG SRC"http://enewsletters.biospace.com/images/news/biospace-news-illumina_header.jpg" ALT"Illumina Moving Forward With San Diego Expansion, 300 New Jobs" NAME"Illumina Moving Forward With San Diego Expansion, 300 New Jobs"><BR><SPAN CLASS'st_sharethis_hcount' displayText'ShareThis'></SPAN><SPAN CLASS'st_facebook_hcount' displayText'Facebook'></SPAN><SPAN CLASS'st_twitter_hcount...Thu, 04 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMTEcolab Inc. Looking To Build Facility At Tradeport, Add Jobs http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2014/11/19/ecolab-looking-to-build-facility-at-tradeport-add.htmlEcolab Inc., a Fortune 500 company, is seeking about $1 million in city incentives as it proposes building a 120,000-square-foot distribution center at the Tradeport Industrial Park near Jacksonville International Airport, according to legislation filed with the City Council today.<br><br>The company, based in St. Paul, Minnesota, is looking to accommodate the expansion of its medical device operation...Thu, 20 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMTAbbott Vascular Cuts 100 Jobs At California Plant http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=355171&full=1<IMG SRC"http://enewsletters.biospace.com/images/news/biospace-breaking-news-bizpeople.jpg" ALT"Abbott Cuts 100 Jobs At California Plant" NAME"Abbott Cuts 100 Jobs At California Plant"><BR><SPAN CLASS'st_sharethis_hcount' displayText'ShareThis'></SPAN><SPAN CLASS'st_facebook_hcount' displayText'Facebook'></SPAN><SPAN CLASS'st_twitter_hcount' displayText'Tweet'></SPAN><SPAN CLASS...Thu, 20 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMTSmith & Nephew Inc. To Sell Gilberdyke Factory; Jobs "Must Not Fall Through Cracks" http://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/swm-announces-agreement-to-acquire-assets-from-smith--nephew-complements-delstars-medical-business-20141119-00236SMITH & Nephew must not allow employees to "fall through the cracks" after selling a factory in Gilberdyke, MP David Davis has said.<br><br>The medical device manufacturer employs 91 people at the site at Gateway Business Park, where it produces polyurethane films for its wound dressings.<br><br>It also makes plastic nets and foams that are then sold onto other companies.<br><br>Help employers...Thu, 20 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMTPhillips Medisize To Hire Almost 500 In Wisconsin http://www.kare11.com/story/money/2014/11/13/med-tech-company-hiring-hundreds-in-western-wis/18997353/Medical technology company Phillips-Medisize Corp. announced plans Thursday to invest $30 million in five Wisconsin locations and hire 484 new workers in the region part of a major expansion.<br><br>It already has started construction on a 50,000-square-foot manufacturing expansion in Menomonie and a 33,000-square-foot expansion in New Richmond adding a larger manufacturing clean room. The company...Fri, 14 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMTC.R. Bard May Add Another 200 Plant To Cathether And Stent Facility http://www.qmed.com/news/cr-bard-expanding-irish-catheter-and-stent-facilityCR Bard could add another 200 jobs to its ClearStream Technologies plant in Enniscorthy, now that it has completed a 50,000-square-foot expansion of the facility, according to a report in a local media outlet.<br><br>Bard spent nearly $69 million in 2011 to buy ClearStream, which makes angioplasty catheters and stents for coronary and peripheral applications. Since then, Bard has nearly doubled...Thu, 13 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMTSmith & Nephew Inc. Shutters Florida Wound Unit, Lays Off 108 http://www.massdevice.com/news/reports-smith-nephew-shutters-florida-wound-management-unit-layoffs-108Smith & Nephew (FTSE:SN, NYSE:SNN) is reportedly moving its North American wound management headquarters from Florida to Texas and laying off 108 workers in The Sunshine State.<br><br>Smith & Nephew is consolidating its wound management operation in Ft. Worth, Texas, and shuttering its operation in St. Petersburg, Fla., over the next year, according to the reports.Sign up to get our free newsletters...Thu, 13 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMTStartup Enable Injections Hiring As It Inks Deal With CSL Behring http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2014/11/11/cincinnati-startup-inks-deal-with-one-of-worlds.htmlEnable Injections is adding jobs as a result of a development agreement with one of the largest pharmaceutical firms in the world.<br><br>Enable is a Warren County startup that makes a disposable mobile device to let patients self-inject prescription drugs with the touch of a button. CSL Behring, which is based in Switzerland, agreed to buy Enable's so-called bolus injector for use with one of...Thu, 13 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMTApple Takes Cambridge U.K. Offices http://www.businessweekly.co.uk/hi-tech/17744-apple-takes-cambridge-uk-offices-Iconic global technology company Apple is set to open its first office in Cambridge, the UKs innovation capital, in the next few weeks.<br><br>With a market cap of over $630 billion, almost 100,000 employees and net 2014 sales of around $183bn, Apple would be the biggest feather in the Cambridge clusters cap to date.<br><br>The Californian-based business is believed to have identified 9...Mon, 10 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT<b>Quantum Materials Corp</b> To Quadruple Lab Space And Add Scientists
http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=353102&full=1<div class"xn-content"><p><span class"xn-location">SAN MARCOS, Texas</span>, <span class"xn-chron">Nov. 5, 2014</span> /PRNewswire/ --<a href"http://www.qmcdots.com/" target"_blank" rel"nofollow">Quantum Materials Corp</a> (OTCQB:QTMM) today announced it has signed an agreement with STAR Park that will quadruple the Company's Quantum Dot production space when the new state-of-the-art lab and...Wed, 05 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT<b>ClearStream Technologies</b> Expansion May Create 200 New Jobs http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/1105/657059-clearstream-enniscorthy-jobs/Co Wexford-based medical devices manufacturer ClearStream Technologies has completed a 50,000 sq ft extension to its existing facility which could accommodate an additional 200 positions.<br><br>Established in 1996, ClearStream is a developer and manufacturer of minimally invasive medical devices such as catheters and stents that are used in interventional procedures such as angioplasty. <br...Wed, 05 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMTStartup Nanova Biomaterials Brings Dozens Of Jobs To Columbia http://www.nationaljournal.com/library/197116COLUMBIA, Mo. -The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) today joined Nanova Biomaterials, Inc., (NBI), and local leaders to celebrate the grand opening of the company's new location in Columbia, Mo. The event gave a first look at NBI's 6,000 sq. ft. $1.5 million facility which includes a research and development lab, production area, and office space. The company is currently expanding...Fri, 31 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMTVolcano Corporation Laying Off 170 Workers http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2014/10/29/medical-device-company-volcano-laying-off-170.htmlSan Diego-based medical device maker Volcano Corp. will be laying off 170 manufacturing employees in Rancho Cordova by Dec. 16.<br><br>The move will bring the local employment for Volcano to fewer than 100 employees. At its peak, the company had nearly 700 employees at the local plant, which is at 2870 Kilgore Road.<br><br>Volcano (NASDAQ: VOLC) is a developer and manufacturer of precision...Fri, 31 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMTUK's Owlstone Inc. Doubles Space And Triggers Jobs Spree In Cambridge http://www.businessweekly.co.uk/hi-tech/17741-owlstone-doubles-space-and-triggers-cambridge-jobs-spree-Sensor technology pioneer Owlstone has doubled its Cambridge Science Park space and launched a recruitment campaign for 17 new UK hires to handle major defence contracts for the US and Taiwan.<br><br>The company is also expanding its capability in the medical sensor field and is close to sealing multi-million pound funding from several sources as its technology proves increasingly successful in...Fri, 31 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMTTeleflex Medical Announces Another 100 Jobs For Athlone http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/1030/655739-jobs/US medical devices company Teleflex has said that it plans to create a 100 high-skilled jobs over the next three years at its operation in Athlone, bringing the size of its Irish workforce to about 435.<br><br>The company, based outside Philadelphia, announced the expansion plans after a visit by Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton, who is on a five-day trade mission to...Thu, 30 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMTGovernment Contract Sparks New Jobs And Innovation For Allied Healthcare Products, Inc. http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=351934&full=1GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Grand Rapids, MI based Alliant Healthcare Products announced today that the Defense Logistics Agency has awarded the company with a new High Tech Medical Equipment (HTME) contract valued by the government at $4 million in the first year of the contract. The contract is for the MiniCAT point of care CT scanner that provides digital images of sinuses, temporal bones...Tue, 28 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT<b>NuVasive Manufacturing</b> To Add 35 Jobs http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/news/2014/10/22/fairborn-medical-manufacturer-to-add-35-jobs.htmlA Fairborn medical device manufacturer says it is adding 35 new jobs as part of plans to expand.<br><br>NuVasive Manufacturing LLC in Fairborn will add 35 positions as part of a plan to double the production at its Fairborn facility during the next three to five years. The company employs about 80, according to a release.<br><br>Help employers find you! Check out all the <a href"http://www...Thu, 23 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMTKimberly-Clark Corporation To Eliminate Up To 1,300 Jobs http://www.whby.com/index.php/News/WHBY_News/411583DALLAS Kimberly-Clark plans to eliminate up to 1,300 jobs as part of restructuring efforts aimed at reducing costs and making its business more efficient.<br><br>The consumer products company behind brands such as Kleenex and Huggies has 58,000 workers worldwide, according to its website. That means the cuts would amount to about 2 percent of its workforce.<br><br>Kimberly-Clark Corp. (KMB...Thu, 23 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMTMedical Diagnostics Firm Randox Aims To Create 470 New Jobs http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/health-pharma/randox-teoranta-to-invest-25m-in-co-donegal-1.1970127Medical diagnostics firm Randox Teoranta is hoping to create more than 470 new jobs over the next six years, as part of a 25 million expansion of its plant in Co Donegal.<br><br>The company currently employs 66 people in Dungloe, but hopes to increase its workforce to 540 by 2020.<br><br>Minister of State for the Gaeltacht Joe McHugh said the investment by Randox will have benefits for the...Tue, 21 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT100 New Jobs On Horizon At Molplex Pharmaceuticals http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/100-new-jobs-horizon-biotech-7945215Chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander will announce the jobs - at Moplex biotech laboratories - today as part of more than 6m in Regional Growth Fund investment.<br><br>The government has unveiled more than 100 new jobs at Alderley Parks new science mecca.<br><br>Chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander will announce the jobs - at Molplex biotech laboratories - today as part...Fri, 17 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMTQuest Diagnostics Inc. To Hire 350 Staffers At New Florida Hub http://www.mpo-mag.com/contents/view_breaking-news/2014-10-14/quest-diagnostics-to-hire-hundreds-at-new-florida-hub/Quest Diagnostics is planning to create up to 350 jobs over the next few months at a newly opened national logistics hub in Tampa, Fla.<br><br>The projectroughly double the number of jobs that Sunchine State officials initially expectedmarks a major coup in an ongoing drive to make the Tampa Bay area, in particular Hillsborough County, a cluster for higher-paying jobs in life sciences.<br...Fri, 17 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMTCovidien Lays Off 160 http://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/some-covidien-employees-in-mansfield-and-abroad-facing-layoffs/article_7036786c-4fda-11e4-a622-2f8e1e08677f.html MANSFIELD About 160 Covidien employees in Mansfield and the Czech Republic are facing layoffs as part of ongoing restructuring plans, the company announced.<br><br>A company source said this week that service-related jobs are being relocated to India and Costa Rica.Fewer than 100 workers in Mansfield would be involved, according to a company spokesman. The layoffs are part of a restructuring...Wed, 15 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT<b>Filtertek Ireland</b> To Add 35 New Jobs http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/local-news/limerick-medical-devices-company-announces-35-new-jobs-1-6342894LIMERICK based medical device components manufacturer Filtertek Ireland has announced that it is adding 35 new jobs over five years to its ranks.<br><br>The company, based in Newcastle West, said it was to expand its operations, bringing employment to almost 100 people.<br><br>Filtertek, which has been based in Limerick since 1982, is a contract manufacturer specialising in plastic insert moulded...Tue, 07 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMTEthox Medical To Shut Down Buffalo Site, 53 Jobs Affected http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/blog/morning_roundup/2014/10/ethox-medical-to-close-buffalo-site.htmlA year after its acquisition by a Grand Rapids, Mich., private equity firm, Ethox Medical LLCs downtown Buffalo site is scheduled to shut-down by years end.<br><br>According to a notice filed with the state Department of Labor, 53 of the firms 65 employees will lose their jobs by Dec. 31, with the remainder transferring or continuing to work from home after the Seneca Street site shuts down...Fri, 03 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMTDelcath Systems, Inc. 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The site being...Tue, 30 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMTBSN Medical GmbH To Axe 200 Jobs From Rutherford College Plant http://www.morganton.com/news/bsn-medical-to-cut-jobs-from-rutherford-college-plant/article_a5b07bc2-4504-11e4-991c-001a4bcf6878.html<MAP ID"cta-BiotechNews" NAME"cta-BiotechNews"><AREA SHAPERECT COORDS"334,1,475,15" HREF"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&sourcenews-signup" ALT"free biotech news"><IMG SRC"http://enewsletters.biospace.com/images/news/cta-latest-biotech-news.jpg" ALIGN"bottom" USEMAP"#cta-BiotechNews" border"0" alt"Get the latest biotech news where you want it. 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Moves To Larger Waltham Facility, Says It's Not Done Hiring http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/bioflash/2014/09/qiagen-moves-to-larger-waltham-facility-says-it-s.html<MAP ID"cta-BiotechNews" NAME"cta-BiotechNews"><AREA SHAPERECT COORDS"334,1,475,15" HREF"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&sourcenews-signup" ALT"free biotech news"><IMG SRC"http://enewsletters.biospace.com/images/news/cta-latest-biotech-news.jpg" ALIGN"bottom" USEMAP"#cta-BiotechNews" border"0" alt"Get the latest biotech news where you want it. 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Will Hire 50 In Costa Rica After Cutting 139 In Texas <MAP ID"cta-BiotechNews" NAME"cta-BiotechNews"><AREA SHAPERECT COORDS"334,1,475,15" HREF"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&sourcenews-signup" ALT"free biotech news"><IMG SRC"http://enewsletters.biospace.com/images/news/cta-latest-biotech-news.jpg" ALIGN"bottom" USEMAP"#cta-BiotechNews" border"0" alt"Get the latest biotech news where you want it. Sign up for the...Thu, 28 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMTSwiss-Based Robot Startup, Opens Up Boston Office http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/bioflash/2014/08/swiss-startup-that-makes-lab-assistant-robots.html<MAP ID"cta-BiotechNews" NAME"cta-BiotechNews"><AREA SHAPERECT COORDS"334,1,475,15" HREF"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&sourcenews-signup" ALT"free biotech news"><IMG SRC"http://enewsletters.biospace.com/images/news/cta-latest-biotech-news.jpg" ALIGN"bottom" USEMAP"#cta-BiotechNews" border"0" alt"Get the latest biotech news where you want it. 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(Isn't it tempting?)<br><br>Echo Therapeutics has cut its workforce by 35 percent as part of an effort to reduce operating costs and preserve cash so it can focus its resources on developing its Symphony continuous glucose monitoring...Fri, 22 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMTCovidien plc Opens Advanced Medical Technology Training Center In Brazil http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=343992&full=1<MAP ID"cta-BiotechNews" NAME"cta-BiotechNews"><AREA SHAPERECT COORDS"334,1,475,15" HREF"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&sourcenews-signup" ALT"free biotech news"><IMG SRC"http://enewsletters.biospace.com/images/news/cta-latest-biotech-news.jpg" ALIGN"bottom" USEMAP"#cta-BiotechNews" border"0" alt"Get the latest biotech news where you want it. Sign up for the...Thu, 21 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT